Grixis Battlemage (ALA-78 foil) is a 2/2 Human Wizard creature from Shards of Alara. It has two activated tap abilities: blue plus tap to draw then discard, and red plus tap to prevent a target creature from blocking that turn. Its abilities provide card selection and an evasion enabler to support aggressive or tempo-oriented strategies.

Identity & printing

Name: Grixis Battlemage
Number: 78
Rarity: Uncommon
Variant: Foil
Language code: EN

Type line & stats

Subtypes

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Human

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Types

Creature

Catalog metadata

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Rules

{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. {R}, {T}: Target creature can't block this turn.

Set, artist & references

Artist: Nils Hamm
Language: English
Set name: Shards of Alara
Game name: Magic The Gathering

In play

Abilities, attacks, weakness & resistance

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Grixis Battlemage (ALA-78 foil) is a 2/2 Human Wizard creature from Shards of Alara. It has two activated tap abilities: blue plus tap to draw then discard, and red plus tap to prevent a target creature from blocking that turn. Its abilities provide card selection and an evasion enabler to support aggressive or tempo-oriented strategies.

Catalog pricing data as of 4 May 2026, 23:41